The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29
AN OLD THIeFs COMPLAINT.
Nothing but >tsgnation in the Burglars
business Circles-Detective system.

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! business Circles-Detective system.
Hello, Bill
! The person addressed turned quickly
around with determined expression on
/ his face as if expecting 70 have tussle
with some one, and good natured smile
| passed over the cOuntenanc, OF Bill Noble
| the western bank burglar, when he recog
nized friend Mr. Noble is at one Of the
/ Broadway hotels but his name does not
appear on the registry book
"How's business Bills' queried re
porter
There is nothing but light game n the
market now, answered the bank coniis-
Gator You can lay odds, my boy, that
il will be many a day before a big job is
worked up in this or any other city crack
ing safes There is just as much money
| locked up in safes every night rs there
ever was but it is hundred times harder
10 get at than il was ten or twenty years
ago When a Waterman was left in charge
of a bank Il was all right; but now even
small amount of treasure is guarded by
a system Of signals sOperfect that il places
half a dozen men on watch, and IL is too
a big risk TO try and beat them A. FAR
I
foot of the ground. no chances are taken,
and you're dead sure 10 toss mp your life
or twenty years Of it, IL YOU attempt TO
get in your fine work
Are the safes made today harder TO
open than when burglary WAS a paying
professions
Certainly Bul there il not safe
made that cannot be beat. Time is all
that is necessary The tools 10 do the
work can be readily obtained The bank
sneak has taken the place Of the experts
and even they are starving 10 death. All
the good men are doing their biz now.
and it's only little while since / was do
ing mine The old men in the business
can never make another deal. The cops
are on TO them all the time. They are
tracked everywhere left Chicago a
week ago. The police here knew / was
on the way before the train was out OF the
depot and they have been on 10 me every
moment since | arrived They know
where 90 and what | do about as well
as | do myself. and If I didn't walk a
straight line I'd get the collar in a second
I'm doing straight business now and have
no fear | used 70 get pretty hot when
n
but I've got used 10 il now and feel more
amused than mad. have a little quiet
fun leading the boys on goose chase once
IN a while. The efforts Of The police are
directed 10 prevent thieves who are known
from organizing. This is the best way TO
prevent crime, as crooks cannot work
alone ON a decent job The detectives
have a system by which the daily record
of all well known crooks is kept all over
the country, and the heavy hand Of the
law can be put on man al any time
This is harder to buck against than all the
locks and combinations ever made
would You kill a man while az work
who tried 10 arrest YOU
Certainly, il | got the drop on him.
It's part of the trade. Usually the officer
has the advantage, because burglars are
surprised at work and there Is no chance
to shoot A man must tight for his lib-
erty, even at the risk of stretching biz
neck 80
Did YOU lay mp any money while n
the business
Not q dollar Flush today and broke
tomorrow is the rule Crooks live good
while the dust lasts, but they blow every
thing in Every crook has his failing
It's either wine women or gambling
Gambling and drinking are all right, bat
steer clear Of women They are the de-
tectives right bower Many good man
has been sent away by q wonan's tongue
either from malice or stupidity. They
give clues. and the detectives get the
glory and the prisoner New York Even
inc sun